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COSMOS: Complete Online <strong>Sol</strong>utions Manual Organization System<br />
Chapter 2, <strong>Sol</strong>ution 38.<br />
Σ F x :<br />
R<br />
x<br />
=Σ F<br />
x<br />
( ) ( ) ( )<br />
R = 600 N cos50° + 300 N cos85° − 700 N cos50°<br />
x<br />
R =− 38.132 N<br />
x<br />
Σ F y :<br />
R<br />
y<br />
=Σ F<br />
y<br />
( ) ( ) ( )<br />
R = 600 N sin 50°+ 300 N sin85° + 700 N sin50°<br />
y<br />
R y =<br />
1294.72 N<br />
( 38.132 N) ( 1294.72 N)<br />
R = − +<br />
R = 1295 N<br />
1294.72 N<br />
tanα =<br />
38.132 N<br />
α = 88.3°<br />
2 2<br />
R = 1.295 kN 88.3° !<br />
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,<br />
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell<br />
© 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.